Siheyuan: I am Du Shouyi

Chapter 52
The old man stood there as if making an important decision.Without urging him, Du Shouyi handed him a cigarette and lit the fire for him.

After smoking a cigarette, the old man seemed to have made up his mind and asked, "Do you dare to go somewhere with me?"

"Dare you?" Du Shouyi agreed without asking where he was going.

The old man packed up his bag, carried it by himself, and led Du Shouyi through the alley.On the way, the old man introduced himself as 'Jin'.

Du Shouyi said "I'm sorry", but did not give his name.It was just an underground deal between him and the old man, and he couldn't live with it.

Avoiding the clothes and sundries hanging out to dry, they walked through the narrow and dilapidated alleys of the slums, and finally arrived at a small courtyard.

It is said to be a small courtyard, but in fact there is only one main room and two side rooms.The house is quite big, but the yard outside the house is narrow.A narrow strip.A wall more than two meters high was erected adjacent to the alley, and it was impossible to see inside from the gate.

"Here, this is my home." The old man entered the room and turned on the light.

The room is quite high, and there are straw curtains for sun protection. Even if the lights are not turned on during the day, it does not look gloomy.

When Du Shouyi entered the room, he felt his eyes open.

There are three pieces in the main room, with a square table and chairs in the left hand room and a carved bed in the right hand room.Judging from the color, it should be the lobular red sandalwood.The style doesn't look like the late Qing Dynasty either, it seems that it can go further.

There is a large main room in the middle, and there is a large space by the wall, which is obviously the place where the Huanghuali table was originally placed yesterday.

"Brother, what a cave you have here? Who would have imagined standing outside?" Du Shouyi turned around and sighed.

The old man flicked his fingers around, "All counted together, you report the number."

Du Shouyi was a little confused about his route, and asked, "All counted together? This move will be empty, what is it?"

"Go to Inner Mongolia and join my niece. Get rid of these bad things and leave. Come with me."

As the old man spoke, he led him to the west ear room on the left.

There were some sundries piled up in the side room, and there was a big box against the wall. The old man opened the box for Du Shouyi to see for himself.

Inside the box were seven or eight calligraphy and paintings, as well as some porcelain antiques, which were piled up without any protection.

Du Shouyi moved the box towards the door and watched it by the light for more than 20 minutes.

There are not many words, just two pictures, but one of them is Mi Fu's, and it is recorded as Su Dongpo's "Shui Tiao Ge Tou".If this is authentic, its value is simply inestimable!Du Shouyi suddenly worried that he didn't have enough money.

There is a piece of ink bamboo in the painting, which is not large in size.Du Shouyi didn't know how to paint, but he saw that the inscription was a gift from Su Dongpo to Mi Fu in Huangzhou. It was the ink bamboo painted by Su Dongpo himself!This word and painting echo each other, and there are too many stories to tell.

If these two things are true, even if Du Shouyi doesn't get used to any antiques for the rest of his life, he will be a god in the antique world in the future, and he will be a great god.Because Mi Fu's characters are too precious, several times more precious than Zhao Mengfu's.

There is no need to look at the rest, Du Shouyi is now a little worried that this is a scammer's trick.Borrow a suite to get some fake cultural relics and make up a fake identity.This is the usual method of liars in later generations.

After thinking for a while, he handed him a cigarette and said, "Brother, please report the number, I said it's not appropriate."

The old man already had a clue and lit the chimney: "If you take the money today, I will give you this room, all the furniture and the things in front of you, and I will give you [-] yuan. How about it?"

Du Shouyi felt that the old man had seen his space, so why did he quote such an inch?But what does he want this room for?For things worth a few hundred yuan, the transfer of ownership is extremely troublesome.

While he was thinking about things, the old man had already brought the household registration book and the house deed.Du Shouyi looked at the name of the head of the household: "Jin Wenshun", he was still a banner man.That is the descendant of Aixinjueluo.

"Is this your private room? Let me take a look." Du Shouyi said and looked around.

The east wing on the other side is used as a kitchenette.The old man's life is simple, and there are not many things in it.

Du Shouyi discovered that a small salt jar here looked like that of the official kiln of Qianlong famille rose.If this is a liar, it really cost a lot of money, even the details are so thoughtful?

This is a 'slum' in Kyoto, with small, shabby houses in a crowded place.Houses with wooden walls and thatched roofs can still be seen here, and there are quite a few of them.It's raining heavily outside and light rain inside the house, it's really not new here.

Residents in this area have a bad reputation in Kyoto.It is a big problem for young men living here to get married, because all the girls in Kyoto are afraid of this place.

Not to mention the girl, Du Shouyi had heard of this place in his previous life, so he really didn't know much about it now.

But here is one of the few places where there are a large number of private houses.Yes, it is a private house, a private property house.There are house deeds and land deeds issued by the government, which can be bought and sold freely.

Here, the cheapest room is only ten yuan.For example, Jin Wenshun's single-family house is tall and bright. It can be considered a 'luxury house' in this neighborhood, but it only costs a few hundred yuan to sell.The location is here, and the house price can't go up.

Du Shouyi knew that this place still existed in the late 80s and early 90s, and it didn't disappear until the great construction of Kyoto.

If it was the end of the 70s more than ten years later, he would definitely win without saying a word.Even if it is closed for 20 years, a fortune can be paid after relocation.

But he was new here, and he hadn't studied history well.What will the turmoil look like five years from now?Is it dangerous to have another private house?He is not sure about these things, and it is a bit hot to take over the house now.

The household registration certificate and the deed of the house are all there, and the possibility that the old man is a liar quickly decreases.Du Shouyi discussed the price with him.

The final negotiated price was [-], and all the things belonged to Du Shouyi. Du Shouyi used the house, but it was not registered.

What Du Shouyi signed was a rental contract, using 20 yuan to rent the old man's empty house for [-] years, from [-] until January [-], [-]. This price was the top market price.

Du Shouyi also left a guarantee clause for himself, "If Jin Wenshun dies during the lease period, the house will be automatically transferred to Du Shouyi, and the remaining rent, no matter how much, will be used to offset the purchase price."

The heirs of Jin Wenshun's estate must actively cooperate and go through the relevant transfer procedures, otherwise not only will all the rental money be refunded, but one will be refunded and three will be compensated. '

In order to prevent being found out later, Du Shouyi also clearly stated on the contract that it was an 'empty room'.He was spending rent money, not furniture and curios.What furniture?I haven't seen it!

It's so rare for him to do this. The old man's household registration of grain and oil doesn't even need to be moved to Inner Mongolia. The rations in Kyoto are much higher than those in Inner Mongolia.

Although it is more troublesome, you have to find someone to replace it, but as long as the house is still your own, it will be considered as staying in the capital.If the old man has the ability to live for 20 years, the house has to be returned to him.

After Jin Wenshun made a deed and took the money, he didn't say anything, he just packed some clothes and bedding and moved away.With so much money in hand, he himself dare not stay in this place anymore.

Before leaving, the two agreed on a time to report to the street, and Jin Wenshun also left five or six addresses and names for Du Shouyi.These are his old relatives and friends, and there are still some good things at home.

After he left, Du Shouyi spent about ten minutes turning this place into an 'empty room'.

While accepting him, she sighed, it was him, otherwise three or four people would not be able to move the big carved bed, and they might not even be able to get out the door.I don't know how the old man moved here.

He didn't have time to take a closer look at the box of antique calligraphy and painting, so he put them back in the space and talked slowly.

He also found a Xuande stove under the bed. Old man Jin used it to light mosquito coils, and he also took it back to study.

In the kitchen, there was no small surprise.Not only salt tanks, but also noodle tanks and water tanks are exquisite.These are all additions.

By the time he finished all this work, it was already three or four o'clock in the afternoon. He had a premonition that today would not be easy, so he asked for half a day's leave, but he did not expect that it would be such a difficult day.

This suite feels a bit hidden in the city.This messy place, walking through the alleys is like playing tunnel warfare, even if you give you the address, you may not be able to find it.I don't know why Jin Wenshun chose to settle here.Could it be that what he values ​​is the 'chaos' here?
If it was done on purpose, this old man Jin is a man with some ideas.The fact that he has been able to survive to this day and still retain so much wealth is enough to prove that his strategy of 'survival in chaos' has been successful.

　The character of Jin Wenshun has a prototype.A lonely old man from a bannerman had a box of gold bars under his bed, and he sold one every now and then.Stay silent and live comfortably until the end of the nineties.Among the few surviving pieces of furniture from the Yuan Dynasty, one piece once belonged to him.

　　
　
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